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Extracting Grants of Probate & Administration

Our Wills, Probate & Estate Planning Team are vastly experienced in extracting Grants of Representation in a deceased’s persons estate.

What is a Grant of Representation?

To get authority to administer an estate, you must get a legal document called a Grant of Representation. This is a legal order that gives you the authority to administer the deceased person's estate.

Types of Grant of Representation

Depending on whether a person dies having made a valid Will (Testate) or without a Will (Intestate) determines the type of Grant of Representation that his or her personal representative will apply for.

  • Grant of Probate: Where there is a Will and an executor(s) has been appointed

  • Letters of Administration with Will Annexed: The deceased has left a Will but has not appointed an executor, or the executor appointed has predeceased the deceased, or the executor is not willing to act as executor and has renounced.

  • Letters of Administration Intestate: This type of grant applies where the deceased has not made a valid will. The entitlement to apply for the grant is provided for in the Succession Act 1965.

  • Limited Grants: In some special circumstances other limited Grants issue.

Our Grants of Representation Expertise

We deal with all aspects of the administration of the deceased’s estate including:

  • Collecting the necessary information to enable the Statement of Affairs to be completed and filed with Revenue

  • Preparing all documentation required to apply for the Grant of Representation

  • Following the issue of the Grant of Representation, arranging for all assets as required to vest in the relevant beneficiary and the distribution of the liquidated assets in the estate.

  • Managing all taxes arising both pre and post death and arranging for tax clearance to issue where required. 

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Why choose Lavelle Partners to Extract Grants of Probate?

  • Our award-winning Wills, Probate & Estate Planning Team led by Caitriona Gahan are highly experienced in advising families and professionals on estate planning, will structuring, administration of estates, capital acquisitions tax and discretionary trust tax issues.

  • We are experienced in extracting Grants of Representation in a deceased’s persons estate and managing the tax elements effectively.

  • We are known for our dedication and our compassionate, empathetic approach to clients in dealing with sensitive private matters such as Wills and Probate.

  • Lavelle Partners won Probate Law Firm / Team / Lawyer of the Year at the Irish Law Awards 2024, as a testament to the calibre of our expertise and first-rate client service.

  • As a full-service law firm, our clients benefit from our combined legal expertise in a number of related specialist areas including Corporate & M&A, Employment, Property and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

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